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Reviews of Sandingan Island Resort

3 out of 5
Sandingan Island Resort
San Francisco Road, brgy. Ubojan, Sandingan Island, Loon, Bohol

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 32 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a great resort. Beautiful view, nice rooms and clean, owner and staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was wonderful. Pool was nice had very deep end which is hard to find in Philippines, also shallow end for kids. Very relaxing and enjoyable. Highly recommended
Response from Erwin on 28 Dec 2022
Thank you so much for your kind review Sir Richard. Looking forward to welcoming you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Erwin on 22 Feb 2020
Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay. Would recommend!
We had the best time there. Very friendly staff and owners. Went out to snorkel for a fay and boat crew were very helpfull. The food was amazing and the rooms were big and very clean. The pool also was spotless.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Rhian on 11 Dec 2019
Hi Raymond, thank you so much for your kind review! We always try to keep things clean and organized and try to provide the best guest experience. Thanks, Rhian

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay and will be back. The property is in a good location and the food is awesome.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Shariin on 18 Sept 2019
Hi, Thank you so much for your review. We are glad to note that you enjoyed your stay with us. Looking forward to welcome you again soon. Best regards, Shariin ;)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Rhian on 9 May 2019
Thank you so much for staying with us! Looking forwar to seeing you again! :)

10/10 Excellent

William, Alvin, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice hotel staff. no sand beach but nice place.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Rhian on 20 Oct 2018
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! Hoping that we will see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Max

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable
Nice quiet location, well setup with beautiful room well finished. All the staff are helpful and friendly!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Rhian on 20 Oct 2018
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! Hoping that we will see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Igor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
perfect place, must to stay and relax, like haven
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Rhian on 20 Oct 2018
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! Hoping that we will see you again!

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
PERFECTION
Our review of Sandingen Island Dive Resort is very simple and only a few words are necessary to describe this place and the people who will look after you during your stay. Location is perfect and not crowded. Relaxation is guaranteed in a tropical paradise. The hosts Richelle and Erwin are very caring and ensure your total satisfaction with their attention to detail.This attitude is also provided by their excellent staff. The food is excellent quality, inexpensive and you will never be hungry. Accommodation is superb and very quiet. This place is perfect irrespective of what you are seeking for a well earned holiday. You will not regret making this your choice of places to stay in Bohol. John and Cel - Baguio
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
With style in Philippines
Beautiful place, airy, super clean, bright rooms decorated with style and equipped with attention to detail. Amazing staff. The food is a bit more pricey and the portions smaller than we are used to in Philippines. Overall rating excellent, recommended for all kind of travellers.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Richelle on 31 Jan 2018
Thank you so much for your kind words. Looking forward to serving you again in the future. Have a sunny day!

10/10 Excellent

Olivier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location
great location
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Richelle on 8 Jan 2018
thank you for your review! hope to see you again @ Sandingan Dive Resort in the future

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little out-of-the-way spot
Hosts / purveyors were very friendly, as was the staff. The resort is very new, well maintained and clean with great little design touches that make it feel fun and homey. Beautiful view from the dining hall overlooking the water greets you for breakfast and after your day of adventuring. Food was pretty good. The place is quite remote, which was fine for us for a couple of days. We arrived on motorcycles and were fairly autonomous. We were happy to have selected that location over the more touristy Panglao Island spots. We are not divers, so I cannot really speak to that, except to say that the resort is purpose built for diving and the owners seem very enthusiastic and knowledgable. No sand beach here.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Richelle on 8 Jan 2018
thank you for your review. We're happy you liked our little paradise. Hope to see you again at Sandingan Dive Resort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Can't Wait to Go Back!
I stayed at a few other resorts and none could compare to this one. The owners, the staff, rooms, everything top notch. They really made me feel that I was "home".
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Richelle & Erwin on 29 Nov 2017
Thanks Yale, it was great having you here. Congrats again on becoming a scuba diver and we hope to see you next year, hopefully with your son. All our best,

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little diving resort
Wonderful owners, Erwin and Richelle, friendly and informative. Great food, amazing scuba diving, super kind staff. Tasty home cooked meals, every time. Location is secluded and quiet. Rooms are spacious and clean. Awesome vacation!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Thanks Roy for your kind words. It was really wonderful having you stay here at Sandingan Dive Resort. We hope we may welcome you back one day. All our best, The Sandingan Dive Resort Team

10/10 Excellent

RJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sandingan Dive Resort - wonderful place to relax
Sandingan resort opened less than a year ago, so the rooms and their diving equipment were like new. The Dutch couple who own the resort were amazing. The kitchen staff were very friendly and all the food was home cooked amazing. The diving staff were very professional. All the rooms (only 8 so it was cozy and designed very well) are spacious with A/C, ceiling fans, flat screen TVs with many channels, and well equipped bathrooms. At first I was a little worried that there were are no fridges in the rooms but, after a tiresome day of diving and snorkeling, I fell asleep quickly to miss a cold drink in the middle of the night. They also arranged motorcycle rental so we could ride around to the nearest town, since there is nothing nearby. The diving locations were wonderful since Erwin and Richelle (the owners who are also divers) knew all the great places. I will be returning to Sandingan next year, for sure!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Thanks RJ, for your great review. It was wonderful having you stay with us, look forward to welcoming you back next year!

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sandingan Dive Resort in low season
I travelled with my girlfriend and we had the resort to ourselves for most of the stay, it being low season. The pool is small but 3m deep, so fine for swimming and for doing confined water bits of the dive course for my gf. Bar/restaurant area is small, but with uninterrupted views out to sea. Diving on the neighbouring islands was excellent, though the closest sites, on Sandingham were not of the same quality. New resort so everything is in excellent condition, unfortunately the curtains on the rooms are too small and too thin so even if you can sleep through the neighbours cockerels doing their 4am song routine, by 5am the rooms are light, making getting a full night of sleep difficult.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Richelle on 27 Aug 2017
The OW course was very efficient due to a single student. Skills done in open water, above and below the surface were very good and moved along quick. The mini-dive part could have been longer and we'll make sure to improve on this in the future. We're sorry to hear that the rooms deemed too light. All rooms have both vitrage and cover-curtains, but we will look into ways to darken the rooms. Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate all suggestions so we can continue to improve our resort.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had the best possible time. Excellent service, staff and owners were really friendly and helpful. The resort is a beautiful place to relax, snorkel and dive. Some general infos we found helpful: The resort is off the tourist track, that means not many food options around. Resort-own restaurant has a nice choice from filipino to western food. We liked it a lot. If you are looking for more options or wanting to go around Bohol, you'd better rent a scooter (resort can help with that). If you are looking for a beach, there is no beach at the resort, but one small beach about 2 km away - frequented by locals. For those looking to work remotely, the Philippines in general is problematic we realized with unstable internet especially in rural areas. So, expect the wifi to be unstable, that is due to the telecom operators and infrastructure in the Philippines.
Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2019
Response from SDR Team on 9 Jan 2020
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! Looking forward to welcoming you back in the future! Sandingan Dive Resort Team

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bondefangeri/pengemaskine
Virkelig skuffende! Vi endte med at tjekke ud to dage før tid, da det slet ikke var som lovet og blev tvunget til at betale fuld pris alligevel. Der er absolut ingen ting i nærheden, så alt fra strand, indkøb ect foregår med taxa. Receptionen ringer gerne efter “taxa”, men de tager mega overpris og man betaler til dem og så betaler de en del af det til chaufføren. Alt ialt en rigtig dårlig oplevelse.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from SDR Team on 23 Jan 2020
Thank you for your feedback. Our resort is located in an area that is away from the tourist and most of our guests always tell us they like it because they enjoy their holiday away from the crowds so it's surprising to have this kind of feedback. But we hope that you enjoyed the beautiful Bohol and hope you can come back! Best, Sandingan Dive Resort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La chambre est impeccable et ça sent bon. Douche chaude, climatisation, ventilateur rien a dires de plus. Un excellent moment dans cette chambre
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Rhian on 15 Dec 2019
Hello Jean, thank you so much for your kind review. Best, Rhian

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
とても清潔で、ゆっくりと時間を過ごせました。一泊しかしなかったのですが、もっと滞在したいくらい素敵な場所でした。スタッフの方々も、対応が優しく、英語がうまく話せないわたしでも、居心地がよかったです！
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Shariin on 22 Aug 2019
Hi, Thank you so much for your comments. We are glad to note that you enjoy your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you once again at sandingan Dive Resort. Best regards, Shariin.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Rhian on 9 May 2019
Thank you so much for staying with us! Looking forwar to seeing you again! :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
정말 좋은곳... 하지만...
다이브를 위해서는 최적의 장소입니다. 청결하고, 친절한 Owner와 직원들의 서비스가 정말 좋습니다. 보홀이라는 특성상 음식값이 약간 비싼듯 하지만 나름대로 괜찮았습니다. 하지만 비치가 없고, 도심과 너무 멀고(1시간 내외),주변에 이용할 수 있는 편의 시설이 전혀 없는 것이 큰 단점입니다.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Rhian on 16 Feb 2019
Thank you so much for staying with us! Looking forward to welcoming you again at the resort.

10/10 Excellent

Guillaume

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Rhian Verzosa on 14 Jan 2019
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! Hoping that we will see you again!

4/10 Poor

Hyoung su

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
평점은 역시 믿을 게 못 된다.
1. 냉장고가 없습니다. 따라서 레스토랑이 문을 닫는 오후 9~10시 이후에는 시원한 물을 마실 수 없습니다. 2. 외부에서 반입한 음식이나 음료를 리조트 내(객실 포함)에서 먹으면 1.000페소의 Corkage를 지불해야 하며, 이 사실은 체크인 후에야 알려줍니다. 전체적으로 이 사실 때문에 숙박기간 내내 매우 마음이 불편했습니다. 3. 레스토랑의 음식은 대부분 별로입니다. 다만 스테이크는 훌륭했습니다. 4. 까빌라오 섬에서의 스노클링 중 Chapel point는 굉장했습니다. 5. 다만, 단독투어를 예약했는데 다른 팀도 투어를 희망하는 바람에 조인해야 했습니다. 먼저 예약했지만 우리에게 선택권이 없었습니다. 6. Corkage를 언급해 숙박 내내 심기를 불편하게 했던 키 큰 직원을 제외하면 모든 직원들이 매우 친절합니다. 7. 주변에 갈 데가 없습니다. 샌딩안 섬은 몇몇 리조트를 제외하면 찾아갈 식당 하나 없는 섬입니다. 8. 다만 이 리조트 바로 옆에 Vita isla라는 일종의 공원 같은 곳이 있으며, 비용을 내면 전망 좋은 수영장과 레스토랑을 이용할 수 있습니다. 여기는 꼭 한번 가보세요. 9. Vita isla 정문 앞에 25페소(500원)짜리 이발소 있습니다. 깎아봤는데, 이발사 실력이 괜찮습니다.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Erwin van Doorne on 14 Jan 2019
Hi Hyoung Su, Thank you so much for your review. We are a small boutique dive resort and don't allow guests to bring their outside food and drinks for consumption into the resort. For guests that do want to consume beverages from outside we have a very reasonable corkage fee, thank you for understanding. We have eight rooms at the resort and only one big boat to take large groups snorkelling or scuba diving around Cabilao Island. This means that guests sometimes have to share the boat because we always do our best to please all of our guests. Erwin.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Oase van rust in prachtige setting
Een warme ontvangst, schitterend gedecoreerde kamers, zeer behulpzame staff in combinatie met een adembenemend uitzicht maakt deze plek een toppertje!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Erwin van Doorne on 27 Jul 2018
Super bedankt voor deze prachtige review!

10/10 Excellent

KOJI, Japan,Nshinomiya-city

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best in Bohol island
It was written down on the wall of the room where I stayed . "NO MORE OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY" That's right. What do you demand more than here being it? I certainly felt That it was facilities of NO1 in Bohol island. The one that wants to harmonize with nature and culture・ I recommend it with confidence.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
Fabulous rooms, excellent service, passionate and dedicated staff. We had a wonderful stay at the quiet island.
Response from Erwin van Doorne on 20 May 2018
Thank you so much for the kind words Robert, it was wonderful having you and your family as our guests at Sandingan Island Dive Resort!

10/10 Excellent

Yunchao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
这个地方简直太棒了，爸妈都特别喜欢！！安静人少，老板一家子人也超级nice！物美价廉。This place is highly recommended!!b

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent relaxing place
Definetly an excellent place to relax and enjoy the calm and tranquility. The facilities are exceptionnal. Every detail has been carefully chosen. Erwin and his wife were wonderful, available and very nice hosts. I highly recommand to stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Richelle on 14 Feb 2018
Thank you so much for your kind words. We hope we may meet again!

10/10 Excellent

Matilda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grymt hotell
GRYM resort. Blev hämtad av ena ägaren på Bohol och ett grymt intryck redan från början. Ligger cirka 35 minuter från färjeläget. Väl framme på resorten blev vi väl mötta av både anställda och andra ägaren. Rummen - Snyggt dekorerade och väldigt fräscht. Alla rummen hade sitt egna tema, vilket var en rolig och unik tvist. Enda negativa är att Wi-Fi var begränsat på rummen, men fungerade stundtals. Restaurang - Bred meny med både inhemsk och internationell mat. Allt för både vuxna och barn. Frukosten som ingick var lite begränsad, innehöll två ägg och bröd. Man kan lägga till det mesta i frukostväg för ca php 200. Aktiviteter - Hotellet har en pool som är anpassad för dykning (3m djup) som var ren och fräsch. Båtar fanns som man kunde hyra och det fanns en hel pärm med aktiviteter att välja mellan. Själva ön som resorten låg på var inte något speciellt att göra på men det fanns alltid personal som hjälpte till ifall man ville göra något. Vi tog även dykarcertifikat där. Kursen hölls av en av hotellets ägare och han var en riktigt bra lärare som gjorde allt han kunde för att man skulle bli så bra som möjligt.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017
Thank you for your kind words. you were wonderful guests! and congratulations again on becoming Padi Open Water divers! Enjoy the rest of your vacation. All our best and hope to see you again some day, Richelle & Erwin and all the staff of Sandingan Dive Resort

8/10 Good

Salomon+Andrea, danmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lækkert hotel på Bohol
mig og min kæreste havde en dejlig uge på hotellet. hotellet har en dejlig hjemlig atmosfære da ejerne bor på hotellet. et hollandsk par med to børn De var yderst hjælpsomme med at sørge for man havde en god ferie. de hjalp os med at sammensætte vores dage med hensyn til sightseeing omkring bohol og det var også dem som tog en ud og dykke og snorkle. vi fik nogen uforglemmelige oplevelser da vi var ude og snorkle med dem. fortræffeligt hotel med søde ansatte, udemærket mad (i forhold til filipinske standarder) og rige muligheder for snorkling, sightseeing og nærliggende koral strand.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2017